“...Jabotinsky insisted that all energies be expended to force the Congress to join the boycott movement. Nothing less than a 'merciless fight' would be acceptable, cried Jabotinsky. 'The present Congress is duty bound to put the Jewish problem in Germany before the entire world...(We [Jews] must) destroy, destroy, destroy them, not only with the boycott, but politically, supporting all existing forces against them to isolate Germany from the civilized world...our enemy [Germany] must be destroyed.” WorldProblemWould BeFightingEnergyForceEnemyMovementDutyBoundsCongressJewDestroyedGermanyCivilizedAcceptableCriedBoycott Author:Ze'ev Jabotinsky
“The prohibition amendment to the Constitution requires the Congress. and the President to provide adequate laws to prevent its violation. It is my duty to enforce such laws.To prevent smuggling, the Coast Card should be greatly strengthened, and a supply of swift power boats should be provided. The major sources of production should be rigidly regulated, and every effort should be made to suppress interstate traffic... It is the duty of a citizen not only to observe the law but to let it be known that he is opposed to its violation.” ShouldMadeLawPresidentEffortKnownDutySourceCitizensMajorsConstitutionCongressProductionsCardsBoatAmendmentsTrafficCoastAdequateViolationProhibitionInterstateSmugglingCongress And The President Author:Calvin Coolidge
“Numbered among our population are some 12,000,000 colored people. Under our Constitution their rights are just as sacred as those of any other citizen. It is both a public and a private duty to protect those rights. The Congress ought to exercise all its powers of prevention and punishment against the hideous crime of lynching, of which the negroes are by no means the sole sufferers, but for which they furnish a majority of the victims.” PeopleMeanRightsCrimeDutyOughtCitizensExerciseProtectConstitutionVictimSacredMajorityCongressPopulationPunishmentSoleHideousPreventionSufferersLynching Author:Calvin Coolidge
“If the president is the head of the American body politic, Congress is its gastrointestinal tract. Its vast and convoluted inner workings may be mysterious and unpleasant, but in the end they excrete a great deal of material whose successful passage is crucial to our nation's survival. This is Congress's duty.” IfsMayEndsBodyNationsPresidentDealsSuccessfulMaterialsDutySurvivalCongressMysteriousCrucialPassagesConvoluted Author:Jon Stewart
“WHEREAS it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favour; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint Committee, requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLICK THANKSGIVING and PRAYER, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness."” PeopleGivingHeartStatesGovernmentFormOpportunityHouseNationsPrayerUnitedUnited StatesDutyBenefitsSafetyGratefulCongressProtectionFavorsThanksAcknowledgeProvidenceAlmightyBe GratefulCommitteesThanksgivingSignalsJointsForms Of GovernmentFounding Fathers ChristianAlmighty GodProclamationGrateful HeartChristian HeritageGod And CountryAffordingChristian ThanksgivingThanksgiving Christian Author:George Washington
“Why are deadly weapons being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and society? Sadly, the answer, as we all know, is simply for money: money that is drenched in blood, often innocent blood. In the face of this shameful and culpable silence, it is our duty to confront the problem and to stop the arms trade.” KnowsProblemFacesSufferingIndividualAnswersSilencePlansBloodDutyArmsWeaponsTradeCongressInnocentShamefulIndividuals And Society Author:Pope Francis
“I would never want to see myself viewed as beating the drums of war, ... but I would rather live with that image than look into the mirror and see a member of Congress who failed to do his duty.” WantLooksWarDutyMembersMirrorsCongress Author:John McCain
“Like every American, I will never forget where I was on the morning of September 11, 2001. As a member of Congress from Indiana, that day my duties took me to Capitol Hill and to sights and sounds I will never forget.” SoundForgetMorningDutyMembersSightCongressHillsNever ForgetSeptemberSeptember 11IndianaCapitolSeptember 11 2001Capitol HillSight And Sound Author:Mike Pence
“It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of the Congress to dispose.” PresidentDutyCongressPrivilegePropose Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt